High levels of physical fitness (PF) can positively affect both health and cognitive function,
thus monitoring its levels in youth can help increase health and quality of life in adult …

Basketball playing entails the repetitive performance of short intense actions using lower
limb explosive power. As such, it is important to measure this capability in basketball …

The importance of jumping ability in basketball is well known, but there is an evident lack of
studies that have examined different jumping testing protocols in basketball players at …

Introduction Basketball is a fast-paced intermittent team sport, wherein the players must
exhibit different morphologies and fitness levels depending on their position. The aim of this …

There is an evident lack of studies examining the pursuit of excellence in futsal. The aims of
this study were to evaluate anthropometric and physiological variables that may contribute to …

The primary aim of this study was to determine the association between body composition
and performance outcomes in youth soccer players. Twenty-five competitive male youth …

During pre-adolescence, several variables connected to growth and weight status could
influence physical performance and technical skills. This study aims to assess the influence …

Data on the physical and performance characteristics of female wheelchair basketball (WB)
players are scarce. In several countries female WB players train and compete with male …

In order to maximize sports performance of team sportswomen, knowledge of the player's
characteristics in terms of different aspects and at different times of the season is needed …

Background: Previous research has reported a strong relationship between vertical jumping,
sprinting, and agility, as a reflection of lower-limb power. Unilateral analysis of this …